Thai dancer reports ex-partner for physical abuse and animal cruelty

Doing Good Foundation founder Dr Panadda Wongphudee and Dr Darunee Sutthipithak, known as Pecky Sritanya, yesterday, accompanied a 32 year old dancer who suffered physical abuse, to Bang Khen Police Station.

The dancer, Pattiporn (surname withheld), reported to Deputy Investigation Officer Rattichai Piyawet that her former boyfriend, 33 year old Prakasit from Nan province, had subjected her to physical abuse, trespassed into her house, and committed an animal cruelty offence.

Pattiporn explained her four-year relationship with Prakasit, during which she suffered physical abuse at least 10 times, ended around the end of September when she discovered his infidelity due to his nighttime job as a restaurant singer.

On November 13, Prakasit used a spare key to enter her house while she was sleeping. Despite her efforts to make him leave, he refused. The arguments centred around his involvement with other women, culminating in a violent altercation where Prakasit choked her on her bed, nearly suffocating her before letting go.

Patti sought help from her employer and reported the incident to Bang Khen Police Station. She also intends to follow up on an animal cruelty case from last year, where she reported Prakasit for killing her five year old Chihuahua dog, Ashi following an argument, reported Sanook.

Deputy Rattichai stated that they have taken the case, sent the victim for an examination of the injuries she had sustained from the physical abuse at Paolo Kaset Hospital, and will conduct a detailed interrogation before summoning Prakasit for investigation. This will assist in further proceedings.

In related news, over 400 pets, primarily cats and dogs, have been rescued in Spain from a major smuggling operation that illegally trafficked animals from Eastern Europe into Spain via Andorra. The animal trafficking group profited from selling these animals inside Spain, resulting in the arrest of 13 suspects facing charges of animal cruelty, document forgery, and fraud. Read more about this story HERE.

In other news, a shocking act of animal cruelty jarred the local community after an individual maliciously poisoned several dogs in a temple in northern Thailand. The incident sparked widespread condemnation and a plea from the monk in charge of Wat Po Thong Sand, located in Lahan Sai district, Buriram province, for the perpetrator not to repeat such an act. Read more about this story HERE.